12 Rounds 3: Lockdown

12 Rounds 3: Lockdown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Reynolds
Produced by	Michael J. Luisi
Written by	Nathan Brooks Bobby Lee Darby
Starring	Dean Ambrose Roger Cross Daniel Cudmore Lochlyn Munro Ty Olsson Sarah Smyth Rebecca Marshall Toby Levins Bill Dow Sharon Taylor Matthew Harrison
Music by	Nathan Whitehead
Cinematography	Mahlon Todd Williams
Edited by	Sam Bauer
Production company	WWE Studios
Distributed by	Lionsgate Films
Release dates	September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

12 Rounds 3: Lockdown^[2][3] (also known as 12 Rounds 3 or 12 Rounds: Lockdown) is a 2015 American action film starring Dean Ambrose in his first American film debut and directed by Stephen Reynolds. It is the sequel to the 2013 film 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded starring Randy Orton and directed by Roel Reiné. It is the third installment in the 12 Rounds trilogy and the second of six films, titled the 'Action Six-Pack' series, to be co-produced by WWE Studios and Lionsgate, who distribute the film.^[4][5][6] This is the first film in the series not to be released by 20th Century Fox, and was released in select theaters across the United States, and on demand on September 11, 2015.^[1][7]

Plot

Detective Tyler Burke (Roger Cross) and his two men infiltrate the house of a drug dealer George Freemont, with whom he had been secretly collaborating with to sell police-confiscated narcotics, asking him for Freemont's proof of their collaboration. They destroy Freemont's laptop, and Burke shoots Freemont after making it look like Freemont shot first.

Detective John Shaw (Dean Ambrose) returns to active duty at his precinct after the death of his partner, Ray Jones, in which Shaw was shot and sidelined with post traumatic stress disorder. He is met by his supervisor, Captain Matthews, recent police academy graduate Officer Jenny Taylor (Sarah Smyth) and lastly Detective Burke, who is being hailed for his 'bust' of Freemont.

Unbeknown to Burke, Freemont had made a backup in the form of a flash drive in the shape of a credit card, which is found during Freemont's autopsy and delivered to Evidence by Taylor. Shaw reads the incident report of the Freemont bust and retrieves the flash drive from Evidence. At the same time, Burke, at his home, receives a call from Taylor regarding the flash drive. Burke deduces that the flash drive contains incriminating evidence and quickly heads to the precinct. Discovering the content of the flash drive, Shaw heads to Matthews' office. Burke receives word that Shaw had already checked out the flash drive, but misses Shaw though both men shared the same elevator. Burke is unable to intercept Shaw and triggers the fire alarm so that everyone (except he and his fellow corrupt cops) can evacuate the building and find Shaw easily. Once the building is evacuated, Darrow (Lochlyn Munro) takes over security control to monitor Shaw's whereabouts via CCTV and also initiates a total lockdown of the building, disabling all the phone communication, computer networks as well as jamming cell phone signals. Shaw, unable to find Matthews at her office, had ducked into a stairwell to call her on his cell, but is cut off by the lockdown.

Shaw, knowing that he is now being hunted, ambushes Officer Meeks but is surprised by Burke, Shaw uses Meeks as a shield, but Meeks is shot anyway by Burke. Shaw and Meeks duck into an elevator, but Meeks dies soon after. Burke radios Darrow to shut down the elevators, but Shaw manages to escape.

Shaw next runs into Taylor, who had been accidentally locked in. She sees Meeks' blood on Shaw and refuses to trust him, forcing him to draw his gun on her. He confiscated her taser and leaves her with a warning to hide until the lockdown is over. Matthews arrives and hails Burke over walkie talkie. Burke takes the opportunity to frame Shaw for Shaw, directly blaming him for Meeks' death and assuring Matthews that he will handle Shaw. Shaw then goes to the parking lot which is spotted by Darrow. In the ensuring pursuit, Shaw is hit by the bullet to his arm, but manages to elude his pursuers.

Taylor next runs into Burke, who invites her to walk with him to the security control. Burke tells Shaw through the PA system to show himself in the CCTV camera or else he will shoot Taylor. Shaw reveals himself and after sending his men after Shaw, Burke shoots Taylor anyway and the gunshot is heard by Shaw.

Burke and his fellow corrupt cops don SWAT armor and assault weapons and corner Shaw in an office where Shaw had been bandaging his arm. Shaw is pinned down but managed to escape using Taylor's taser. The Police Chief arrives and takes charge of the situation from Matthews, informing Burke that there is a SWAT team inbound.

Shaw heads to the server room and messes with the wires to disable the CCTV cameras. Shaw then reactivates the network in order to upload the evidence regarding Burke to Internal Affairs. Darrow notices that the network is activated and after alerting Burke, managed to deactivate the network before the evidence is sent. Shaw goes to the rooftop in order to get a signal and make a call to Matthews. Shaw convinces Matthews that he is the innocent and Burke is corrupt. He is interrupted by one of Burke's henchmen and after a brief fight succeeds in escaping again.

Shaw manages to ambush a lone Burke and cuffs him and both men enter an elevator. Burke secretly has its own key and manages to unlock the cuffs and after a struggle, Shaw is forced to escape but not after being shot in the hip. Shaw then goes to the office again to bandage his hip. Burke and 2 henchmen catch up with Shaw, who succeeds in escaping again. The Police Chief radios Burke to tell him that they are going to cut the power to allow the SWAT teams to move in.

Darrow and Burke manage to ambush and capture Shaw, whom they bring to a meeting room. Burke succeeds in getting the flash drive from Shaw and promptly destroys it. Just as Burke is about to shoot Shaw, the power is cut and Shaw manages to use the distraction to escape.

After a brief encounter with the SWAT Team, Shaw calls Matthews to meet him at the back of the building. They meet up, but only to reveal herself as working with Burke. Burke then shoots Matthews before the SWAT Team bursts inside. As Shaw is about to be arrested, he plays a recording of Burke's earlier monologue in which Burke incriminates himself. Burke attempts to shoot Shaw but Shaw fires his last round to Burke's leg. Shaw then cuffs Burke and walks out of the building.

Cast

• Dean Ambrose as John Shaw^[8]
• Roger Cross as Tyler Burke
• Daniel Cudmore as Gideon
• Lochlyn Munro as Darrow Smith
• Ty Olsson as Harris
• Sarah Smyth as Officer Jenny Taylor
• Rebecca Marshall as Captain Matthews
• Toby Levins as Meeks
• Bill Dow as Police Chief Keppler
• Sharon Taylor as Carmen
• Matthew Harrison as George Freemont

Production

Development

Michael J. Luisi, the president of WWE Studios, commented on the working relationship between Lionsgate and WWE, as 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown serves as the second installment to the 'Action Six-Pack' series between the two companies, with the first being Vendetta. He stated: "Lockdown will continue to energize and excite with the high level of adrenaline our fans have come to expect from our films." Lionsgate's Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks also released a statement regarding the film and of its content, stating: “The latest installment in our 'Six-Pack' has it all: powerful suspense, nonstop action and a brand name WWE Superstar, [and] we’re proud to continue our long-standing partnership with WWE Studios, whose prowess in marketing to their global fanbase delivers a consistent track record of commercial success.”

Filming soon began after Dean Ambrose took time off from WWE television in the summer of 2014, with the majority of filming and production taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Filming finally wrapped one week before Ambrose officially returned to WWE television, at the Night of Champions pay-per-view.

References

External links

• 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown at the Internet Movie Database